"It is my husband's and my heraldry." It's also not for anyone but Claudius, but-- he was exposed when he and Magnus went swimming on the beach and when he and Claudius sunned on the shore, and Claudius seemed pleased by the idea of other people seeing the tattoo. It is a marker of his devotion. And he would like Janet's friend to be impressed by her magic.

Once he's decided, he turns his back on Eliot and lifts his sweater to display the dragon rampant around the myrtle branches. Only half of it is visible like this; the rest is below the waistband of his corduroy slacks. The colors are still vivid and crisp, blue and silver and green.